CHEAP SOUTH AFRICAN TO SHOW WHAT AN UNPRETENTIOUS BASTARD I REALLY AM!
3 April 2022 Right, so let’s dive straight in. Seeing as how I am caged in my flat like the rest of the fucking world, more or less unemployed, trying my hardest to remain active, sane, socially engaged, sober, and adult(ish) my choices of wine are limited. That said, had I a choice between a […]
DAVID FROST WESTERN CAPE 2020
2020 This was a Trader Joe’s find, to compliment the Nelson Mandela one, although outside of South Africa, and perhaps the douche world of golf, no one knows who the fuck David Frost is. I thought it was the BBC presenter. Apparently, he’s a golfer. I wasn’t too optimistic at first. However, after I deglazed […]
Sunday Not Sunday Or Total Wine Is All Private Label
Well, day 4 now of having no HVAC. Finn, Katie H, and I descended upon my mother’s pool and returned with a window unit, which is presently humming away in my bedroom, hell bent on cooling at least that much of the house. Behaving like a college student, I have placed a wee fan in […]
The Broken Modern World or Housekeeping in a Bottle
3 September 2021 Blue Shell Sauvignon Blanc French Coastal Wine Pays d’Oc 2021 Oof. Well, the ball dropped Wednesday evening as I came home from work triumphantly, expecting to simply be greeted with a course of meows from Jean-Luc, only to find that my fapping AC was dead, and that more misery lay ahead. Two […]
Henrico, VA
14 August 2022 Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2022 A Sunday, mid-August, not too hot, not too cool, but better than most of the summer in Richmond. Finn and I were in Nevada a few weeks back, and despite the 110F+ weather, it was still more comfortable than Richmond at 88Fish, thanks to the repugnant […]
Henrico, VA
21 May 2022 Picton Bay Marlborough NZ 2021 Here we are back, in front of a computer, with a glassful of Trader Joes’ swill. Or is it??? I’ve actually been drinking this wine for years. On the nose, unmistakable NZ Savvy, Guava and peach, and wow, not that much more. Here we get to a […]
Solvang, CA
Solvang CA 23 March 2021 This is a holiday, kinda, I’m not in Virginia, but I am still taking orders, putting out fires, and constantly in wine world. I spent the entire day touring wineries and vineyards owned by Jonata, the Hilt, the Paring, etc. These guys are absolutely steeped in the history of what […]
Finally…
20 February 2021 It’s Saturday and I’m watching Spaceballs. I nipped into Lidl for some sorely need meat, and ended up buying this South African Sauvignon Blanc, which I think I may have already written about. I could easily find out, but it’s more fun to move forward. Moreover, I think I have finally found […]
Tuesday in Charlottesville Back With Wine and Wodehouse
5 Jan 2021 The first week after the holidays is generally a stinker, punctuated by a stack of paperwork up to one’s nipples. Add an on-going pandemic into the equation, and things tend to get profoundly messy. As I try to wrap my head around the future, I am inclined to find a bit of […]
Fleur de Napa 2019
6 December 2020 I’m back in the big leather chair, Small Axe season 1, and parked next to a cheap bottle from Trader Joe’s. Fleur de Napa has an ugly, unmemorable, label, and costs about $6. The ABV on this thing sits at 14%, which isn’t surprising. The thing is here, I don’t love it, […]